A: Some pokémon get their level boosted (+5 level) when the weather is right for them. At the time of finding them, we recorded the weather and display together with their stats. If the weather changes later, their stats and level might change.

Note: while the level always increases by 5, IVs do not always increase. Weather might decrease/increase a pokémon's stat randomly.

Q: What's with your dumb icons? I want to see pokémon. HELP.

A: Some dudes in suit asked us to remove pokémon icons from our website, it's a really bad idea to keep using them (translation: we don't want to get sued).

Q: I saw a pokémon on map and when I got there it was something else? WTF?

A: This happens when Niantic tweaks the spawn rate of a pokémon. When they do that, a pokémon changes to something else but keep the same IV stats. Unfortunately nothing we can do regarding this, it's on Niantic's side. Good thing is they don't do this very often.

Q: Can you show shiny on map?

A: Shiny is unique per player, which means a pokémon might be shiny for you but not for other players. So, no.

Q: What is "Filter On/Off"?

A: When you zoom in close enough, we give you an option to disable filter and show all Pokémon. This is especially useful when you're desperate and just want to catch any pokémon nearby. To toggle Filter on and off, simply tap on it.

Q: I messed up and selected too many Pokémon, now my map lags too much. Help?